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Facility amenities: Several decks an porches for participants to enjoy as well as an outdoor hot tub and swimming pool. The Inn also features a large game room with a pool table and ping pong along with other entertainment.

Smoking policy: NoSmoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Additional nights before: $57 single $95 doubleRate includes full breakfast cooked to order served with a smile.

Check in time: 3:00 PM

Day One: Sunday, May 18 - Welcome to the excitement of modern Bridge

Arrive To: INN CHECK-IN: From 2:00pm. Along with your room assignment, you'll receive a program packet containing your name tag, most up-to-date schedule, and other helpful information.
WELCOME RECEPTION: We'll gather at 5:30 in the main lounge to start getting acquainted

Dinner: Plated dinner in main dining room. Meet your fellow players.

Evening: Orientation will take place in main dining room discussing program details and activities. It’s time to start discovering why bridge is the most famous game in the world. Once you learn this game, you can go anywhere on the Planet Earth and immediately find fellow players-- language is no barrier! We’ll give you a little overview of what you can expect over the next few days, and how your life will change forever!!

Facility amenities: Several decks an porches for participants to enjoy as well as an outdoor hot tub and swimming pool. The Inn also features a large game room with a pool table and ping pong along with other entertainment.

Smoking policy: NoSmoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Additional nights before: $57 single $95 doubleRate includes full breakfast cooked to order served with a smile.

Check in time: 3:00 PM

Day Two: Monday, May 19 - Getting Started On Our First Hand

Breakfast: Breakfast is cooked to order, featuring organic local foods and seasonal fruits

Morning: We will tackle our learning in tiny bite-sized pieces, each one providing a foundation for what’s coming. You will learn by playing bridge, not listening to lectures. Each puzzle piece will be followed by sample hands.

Lunch: A light plated lunch will be provided in the restaurant dining room. There will be a two and a half hour break including lunch. During this time we will host a walk or a leisurely trip into town.

Afternoon: We will continue to fine-tune what we learned in the morning. We’ll focus on practice rather than absorbing new material. You’ll learn how the best part of bridge is your partner, and how many different ways there are to look at the same hand.

Dinner: Dinner is served in the main dining room of the the Inn. This will be a plated dinner with selections made from the first night.

Evening: Shuffle and Shmooze. We’ll gather with no set agenda, just “hang out,” deal some hands at random, see what we can discover about them. During the evenings free-play hostlers will get a chance to discover how todays lesson benefits their play. Instructors will be on hand to start the play and answer questions that may arise.

Facility amenities: Several decks an porches for participants to enjoy as well as an outdoor hot tub and swimming pool. The Inn also features a large game room with a pool table and ping pong along with other entertainment.

Smoking policy: NoSmoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Additional nights before: $57 single $95 doubleRate includes full breakfast cooked to order served with a smile.

Check in time: 3:00 PM

Day Three: Tuesday, May 20 - Getting In The Game

Breakfast: Breakfast is cooked to order, featuring organic local foods and seasonal fruits, served in the main dining room

Morning: You’ll learn that there are no rules in bridge, only different approaches. Each hand is a mystery to be unraveled and explored. We will look at bidding, declarer play and defense. You will be amazed and entranced by the treats each hand holds.
Brief coffee break during this presentation.

Lunch: A light plated lunch will be provided in the restaurant dining room. There will be a two and a half hour break including lunch. After lunch, during the break there will be a historical presentation on life in Vermont and New England during he Revolutionary war.

Afternoon: You’ll learn how the best part of bridge is your partner, and how many different ways there are to look at the same hand. We will learn to be flexible and enjoy “going with the flow” of the cards. You will come to understand that bridge is an art form, not a science!!

Dinner: Served in main dining room

Evening: EVENING PROGRAM: After dinner a discussion on the local flora and fauna will be led by a Vermont trained biologist. Samples of both animals and artifacts will be brought and discussed. This is an opportunity to draw out both myths and legends of Vermont history of wild animals and domestic life as it has evolved through the ages.

Facility amenities: Several decks an porches for participants to enjoy as well as an outdoor hot tub and swimming pool. The Inn also features a large game room with a pool table and ping pong along with other entertainment.

Smoking policy: NoSmoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Additional nights before: $57 single $95 doubleRate includes full breakfast cooked to order served with a smile.

Check in time: 3:00 PM

Day Four: Wednesday, May 21 - Planning The Play

Breakfast: Breakfast is cooked to order, featuring organic local foods and seasonal fruits, served in the main dining room.

Morning: You’ll learn that there are no rules in bridge, only different approaches. Each hand is a mystery to be unraveled and explored. We will look at bidding, declarer play and defense. You will be amazed and entranced by the treats each hand holds.

Lunch: A light plated lunch will be provided in the restaurant dining room. There will be a two and a half hour break including lunch. During this time we will host a leisurely trip into the town of Wilmington Vermont. Wilmington is a quaint little town rich in history and New England architectural features.

Afternoon: Emphasizing the topic of the morning we’ll focus on practice rather than absorbing new material. You’ll learn how the best part of bridge is your partner, and how many different ways there are to look at the same hand. We will learn to be flexible and enjoy “going with the flow” of the cards.

Dinner: Previously made dinner choices served.

Evening: After dinner we will be featuring a musical performance by local performers. This in-house show will include melodies we can all sing-a-long, perhaps request a favorite and participate.

Facility amenities: Several decks an porches for participants to enjoy as well as an outdoor hot tub and swimming pool. The Inn also features a large game room with a pool table and ping pong along with other entertainment.

Smoking policy: NoSmoking policies vary by facility. During all group events and activities, smoking is prohibited.

Additional nights before: $57 single $95 doubleRate includes full breakfast cooked to order served with a smile.

Check in time: 3:00 PM

Day Five: Thursday, May 22 - Discovering The Joy of The Game

Breakfast: Breakfast is cooked to order, featuring organic local foods and seasonal fruits, served in the main dining room.

Morning: This morning we will learn by playing bridge, and give listening to lectures a break. You’ll learn that there are no rules in bridge, only different approaches. Each hand is a mystery to be unraveled and explored. We will look at bidding, declarer play and defense. You will be amazed and entranced by the treats each hand holds.

Lunch: EXCURSION: A light plated lunch will be provided in the restaurant dining room. There will be a two and a half hour break including lunch. During this time we will host a walk or a leisurely trip into town. Dover valley trail provides a nice groomed trail for a stroll among the trees a guide will take a group for a 40 minute walk.

Afternoon: Play in a mini-tournament!! You’re ready for prime time! Let’s play in a real game, with Masterpoints for the winners. What are Masterpoints? You’ll find out!! This is a great opportunity to see how games are played in clubs around the world. Get ready to take your show on the road.

Dinner: Served in main dining room

Evening: Tournament will continue with supervised free play to follow.

Important information about your itinerary: Please know that while we do everything we can to finalize all aspects of our programs well in advance, there are logistics that occasionally must be altered. Our website will reflect the most recent information, and we are committed to providing you with final program details no later than eight weeks prior to the start of programs outside the U.S. and three weeks prior to the start of programs within the U.S. If you ever have questions about your program, please don't hesitate to contact us and we will be happy to assist you.

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